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starring: Frank McGurran, Robert MacNaughton, Russell P. Goslant, Cynthia Nixon, Robert Cormierdirected by: Robert Jiras
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303139661
Format: Color, EP, NTSC
ISBN: 6303139663
Label: Palm Beach Entertainment
Manufacturer: Palm Beach Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Palm Beach Entertainment
Release Date: August 17, 1994
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 3524
Studio: Palm Beach Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - I didn't want to like it as much as I did
Watching movies of books I love, I immediately concede two things:
1) There will be omissions. Anything longer than a novella is too long to fit into a feature-length film.
2) They will miss, to some extent, the tone, the mood of the book. Prose has powers film lacks, I guess, when it comes to affecting emotion.
Well, there were omissions, but not too many. They hit all of the major plot points with most or all of the dialogue straight out of the book. ... Read More
Rating:  - High Priced Movie
This is one of my favorite movies. I dont understand why it is so expensive and so hard to find I have an old VHS version I bought for $5.00 It is a very good story but not worth the price.
Rating: - I am the Cheese
I thought this movie portrayed the book very well. I would still HIGHLY recommend reading the book though before you watch the movie or you will feel "lost".
Rating:  - DISJOINTED
This film is hard to follow. It keeps jumping back and forth in time and from scene to scene. It has some interesting segments, but it wasn't put together too well...and leaves a person wanting more answers at the end. Acting was pretty good, but some characters not developed enough.
Rating: - Adam still pedals on is lonely bike ride in my mind..
I first read this book when I was in the 7th grade. I didn't understand it all then, because there are a lot of levels to the story. I so identified with Adam, felt so alone, felt all this stuff inside me, wanted to be a writer and kept a journal full of what was in my head, felt like screaming and screaming and never stopping. I'd read the book twice, I think, when I chanced upon the movie late one night on cable more than 20 years ago. I was with a friend, and couldn't really ... Read More
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